Missouri near Floyd’s Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 13, 1806
After being hosted generously the previous evening, the party received as much whiskey as they wished to drink and gave the officers three bottles of wine before parting ways. They set out shortly after sunrise and soon caught up with the hunters, who had killed nothing due to high winds. Being out of meat, the group stopped at several places along the way to hunt, eventually killing five deer. They made only a short distance before making camp for the night.
our party as much whiskey as they would drink and gave our
officers three bottles of wine and we took our leave of them and
Soon after Sunrise we Set out and procd on Soon overtook the
hunters who killd nothing the wind being high and as we were
out of meat we detained along at different places to hunt and
killed five deer, and Camped having made but a Short distance
this day.
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Our party was given as much whiskey as they would drink, and our officers were given three bottles of wine. We took our leave of them, and soon after sunrise we set out and proceeded on. We soon overtook the hunters, who had killed nothing, the wind being high. As we were out of meat, we stopped along at different places to hunt and killed five deer, and camped, having made but a short distance this day.
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